Back in 2005, Konica Minolta unveiled a new technology that was used as the basis for a grand project in which the Venus de Milo was recreated in perfect 3D detail on a computer.
Ever imagined how those original arms might have looked? Want to know how the statue was constructed? Now, the company has put together a website to help answer some of these questions.
It's very interesting. Take a few minutes and check it out...
ps. Interestingly enough, the statue was discovered less than 200 years ago, in 1820.
And some background on the statue below...
Venus de Milo, is an ancient Greek statue and one of the most famous works of ancient Greek sculpture. Created at some time between 130 and 100 BC, it is believed to depict Aphrodite (Venus to the Romans) the Greek goddess of love and beauty. It is a marble sculpture, slightly larger than life size at 203 cm (6 ft 8 in) high. Its arms and original plinth have been lost. From an inscription that was on its plinth, it is thought to be the work of Alexandros of Antioch; it was earlier mistakenly attributed to the master sculptor Praxiteles. It is at present on display at the Louvre Museum in Paris. ... via wiki
posted on Thursday, March 11